I DO remember - dearly remember, actually the ticket sale starts in 15 minutes and my pulse is (looking at my watch) hmmm surprisingly low but my excitement is rising. I only will go for one film - yet. _________________Water which is too pure has no fish.

The Competition and Berlinale Special of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival are now complete. 18 of the 24 films selected for Competition will be competing for the Golden and the Silver Bears.

Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot in Sage femme (The Midwife) by Martin Provost
The Berlinale Special will present recent works by contemporary filmmakers, documentaries, and extraordinary formats, as well as brand new series from around the world.

Berlinale Special Galas will be held at the Friedrichstadt-Palast and Zoo Palast. Other Special premieres will take place at the Kino International. Moderated discussions will follow the screenings at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

For the third time, Berlinale Special Series will present a selection of series in the official programme. Six German and international productions will have their world premieres at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele this year. Audiences will be able to see the first two episodes of each series.

The following countries are participating in the Berlinale Special Series programme: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom, and USA.

The 67th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin will take place February 9 to 19, 2017.
The Award Ceremony will be held at the Berlinale Palast on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The last festival day, February 19, 2017, is the Berlinale Publikumstag.

Berlin: an exciting, cosmopolitan cultural hub that never ceases to attract artists from around the world. A diverse cultural scene, a critical public and an audience of film-lovers characterise the city. In the middle of it all, the Berlinale: a great cultural event and one of the most important dates for the international film industry. More than 335,000 sold tickets, more than 20,000 professional visitors from 122 countries, including more than 3,800 journalists: art, glamour, parties and business are all inseparably linked at the Berlinale.

On the day of the screening, tickets are only available at the box offices of the cinemas themselves.

Kino Arsenal from 10.00 am
Berlinale Palast from 2.30 pm (in the Bluemax Theatre)
CinemaxX from 10.00 am
CineStar and CineStar IMAX from 10.00 am
Colosseum from 12 noon
Cubix from 12 noon
Delphi Filmpalast from 1 hour before the first screening
HAU1 and HAU2 from 10.30 am until the start of the last event (on Feb 11 from 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm at HAU1 only)
Haus der Berliner Festspiele from 1 hour before the first screening
Kino International from 1.00 pm
Kino im Martin-Gropius-Bau from 1 hour before the first screening
Zeughauskino from 1 hour before the first screening
Zoo Palast from 10.30 am

In all other cinemas as well as for films with earlier screening times, tickets are available starting 1/2 hour before the beginning of the first screening.

Please note that tickets purchased at cinema box offices may only be paid in cash.

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Advance Sale Discounts

Generation: Group discount
Groups of at least 5 people who register by telephone under 0800 724 03 22 (for international calls: 0049 30 259 22 85 73), from January 30 daily from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm: € 2.50 per ticket. Booked tickets can be picked up at the Generation ticket counter at Berlinale Service Center (Eichhornstraße 3, Potsdamer Platz) from February 8 to 17 daily from 11.00 am to 6.00 pm and on February 18 from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm.

Discount for Members of the Arsenal (Forum and Forum Expanded only)
For members of the Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art e.V. with member ID reduced tickets are available on special rates - Single ticket: € 6.00, Multi-show ticket: € 24.00 (6 shows).